The actor who played Luke Duke on the 1980s television show “The Dukes of Hazzard” pleaded not guilty on Thursday to groping a female member of the cast of a musical he was supposed to appear in. Tom Wopat was released on $1,000 bail and was told to stay away… Read More

A German court has ruled that local authorities are entitled to prevent a group calling itself the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster from advertising its “noodle Masses” at the entrance to an eastern town. It’s standard practice in Germany for small signs at the entrance to towns to announce… Read More

Ara Parseghian, who took over a foundering Notre Dame football program and restored it to glory with two national championships in 11 seasons, has died. He was 94. University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins announced in a statement that Parseghian died at home at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Parseghian… Read More

A British pub has apologized for turning away a group of trainee priests after mistaking them for rowdy bachelor-party revelers in costume. The Archdiocese of Cardiff said Tuesday that seven Roman Catholic seminarians went to the City Arms in Cardiff, Wales, last week to celebrate the ordination of one of… Read More

A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his 5-year-old son after a family trip to Disneyland, setting off a search for the boy that lasted more than two months before his body was found near a lake. Prosecutors contend Aramazd Andressian Sr., 35, killed his son, Aramazd Andressian Jr.,… Read More

A man stored his girlfriend’s body in a freezer with the help of another woman, who assumed the dead girlfriend’s life by moving into her home, using her credit cards and caring for her dog, authorities said. The two were arrested and charged with corpse abuse after the girlfriend’s body… Read More

The water near the base of Niagara Falls turned an alarming shade of black before tourists’ eyes following a foul-smelling discharge from a wastewater treatment plant. Sponsored: Airline pilot discovers INSTANT pain relief The water board for the city of Niagara Falls, New York, says Saturday’s discharge was part of… Read More

A man who goes by the name Carson King has posted an online video of himself climbing Philadelphia City Hall and its clock tower, which reaches about 500 feet (152 meters) into the air. King tells KYW-TV that he climbed the building while scaffolding was up this year for renovations and… Read More